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Fernandez, Felipe
        New practical grammar of the Spanish language in five parts
      Philadelphia: Printed by T. & W. Bradford 8vo. vii, [1], 356 pp.. [1798] First American edition, revised for the American audience and a substantial work from the Bradford press. Â“Carefully re-printed from the second London, and => revised by a gentleman in this city [of Philadelphia]," this was apparently only the second Spanish grammar printed in the U.S., Giral del PinoÂ’s grammar of 1795 having been its sole predecessor. The text discusses pronunciation, conjugation, agreement, syntax, etc.; then proceeds with vocabulary; and ends with dialogues, fables, and samples of mercantile letters. Interest in learning Spanish increased in the U.S. in the 1790s as commerce with Mexico, Central America, Cuba, and even Spain became a practical matter after Spain opened some ports to foreign commerce. Searches of WorldCat and ESTC locate fewer than 10 U.S. institutions reporting ownership of this work. Needless to say, early school books suffered at the hands of children, one of the great enemies of books. PublisherÂ’s sheep; back cover damaged with loss of leather; text foxed and stained, with dampstaining. Far from a pristine copy but acceptable for such a scarce book.

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Schlegel, August Wilhelm und Schlegel, Friedrich (Hg.):
        Athenaeum. Eine Zeitschrift.
      Berlin, bey Friedrich Vieweg dem Älteren (Bände 2 und 3 bei Heinrich Frölich), 1798-1800.. 6 Stücke in 3 Bänden (alles Erschienene). IV/177 S., 1 Bl.; 178 S., 1 Bl.; 2 n.n. Bl., 340 S.; 2 n.n. Bl., S. 1-164, 2 Bl., S. 165-352 S. (recte 354, Seiten 256/257 sind doppelt paginiert), vollständig / kollationiert, 8°., Halbleder-Einbände der Zeit mit 4 angedeuteten Bünden, marmorierte Deckel, umlaufend marmorierter Schnitt,. Rücken etwas berieben, Ecken/Kanten minimal bestoßen, beim 2. Band fehlen Hefttitel / Inhaltsverzeichnis des 2. Stücks, Seite 120 des ersten Bandes mit kleiner Läsur (kein Textverlust), Seite 284 des 3. Bandes mit minimalem Eckabriß (kein Textverlust), Papier vereinzelt schwach braunfleckig, ansonsten sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar in dekorativem zeitgenössischen Einband, späteres Exlibris auf Innendeckel,

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FORSTER, George
        A Journey from Bengal to England through the Northern Part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian-Sea
      London: R. Faulder,, 1798. 2 volumes quarto (267 × 207 mm). Contemporary sprinkled calf, black morocco label, raised bands, spine gilt in compartments, but somewhat flaked, single ruled panel enclosing a beaded gilt panel to the boards, edges sprinkled blue, marbled endpapers. Double folding strip map of "the Route of Mr. Forster from Loldong to Petersburg". Bound with both half-titles. Leather with considerable craquelure, some flaking, loss to spine, but surface now stable, corners through, front joint cracked but holding, light browning, some foxing to the map, but remains very good, and a reasonably appealing copy. First edition thus. The first volume was published in Calcutta in 1790, the year before Forster's death, the whole being published for the first time as here. Forster, (c.1752?-1791), was an officer of the HEIC on the Madras establishment, and between 1782 and 1784 undertook "a remarkable overland journey from Calcutta to Europe, travelling through Jammu to Kashmir, Kabul, Herat, Persia, across the Caspian Sea, and thence to Russia. This journey traced back, to a large extent, the route of Alexander in his pursuit of Bessus. It also took Forster through districts of considerable commercial and political interest to the British. Adopting various disguises on his route … he travelled in the company of local merchants. This clandestine mode of travel, through regions completely unfamiliar to contemporary Europeans, made it impossible for him to use any instruments to survey his route, although he was later described as an acute observer with a good knowledge of the languages of central Asia" (ODNB). In Russia he had "sailed up the Volga to Russia, and then proceeded to St. Petersburg" (Cross), his travels there occupying just under a hundred pages of volume II. On his return to England he was encouraged by Henry Dundas to to write a general study of the political state of India, and "in 1785 he published Sketches of the Mythology and Customs of the Hindoos, a work which attracted considerable attention" (ODNB). On his return to India he was employed by Cornwallis to negotiate the conclusion of defensive alliance against Tipu Sultan with Mudhoji Bhonsla and the Nizam Shah, reaching Nagpur in July 1788. He died there in 1790 as resident to the court of Raja Raghoji Bhonsla. The completion of the present work was attained "from papers found in his possession", and on publication quickly obtained a high reputation, being "valued by contemporaries for its contribution to the geographical knowledge of central Asia". It was swiftly translated into French by the prominent orientalist Louis-Mathieu Langlès, being published in 1802 as Voyage du Bengale à Pétersbourg.

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MEERBURGH, Nicolaas (1734-1814)
        Plantae rariores vivis coloribus depictae ... [Bound with:] Plantarum selectarum icones pictae editae
      Leiden: Jacob Meerburgh, 1798. Two volumes in one, folio. (17 x 11 inches). [Plantae rariores]: [4], [22], 1pp. 55 hand-coloured etched plates by Meerburgh (first ten with plate numbers added in early manuscript hand [the remaining with printed plate numbers], two with Meerburgh's name added in manuscript to the plate). [Plantarum selectarum]: [4], [8]pp. 28 hand-colored etched plates. Uncut. Modern half calf over marbled paper covered boards, flat spine divided into seven compartments, red morocco lettering piece in the second, the others with a repeat decoration in gilt A pair of rare and beautiful works on butterflies and flowering plants, drawn and engraved by the curator of the Leiden Botanical Garden. Meerburgh, the curator of the Leiden Botanical Garden from 1774 until 1814, intended both works, which depict plants cultivated at the Leiden Botanical Garden, to be used for reference with accurately coloured plates that he etched himself. Each plate in the first work includes a butterfly or moth drawn from his own collection. Referring to the first work, Johnston writes: "This is a Latin version of the author's Afbeeldingen van zeldsaame gewassen of 1775-1780 with Linnaen binominals applied to both plants and butterflies displayed." This example would appear unique with proof examples of the first ten plates, before plate numbers, which have been added in contemporary manuscript. The second work, would be issued as a continuation of the first, and was published only in this edition. The works are notable for their depictions of plants and butterflies from America (Baltimora Recta, Saxifraga Stolonifera, Baltimora Alata, Papilio Polyxena and others) and Asia, and including at least one plant in the second work from New Zealand (Sophora Tetraptera). Also of note in the second work is an early western depiction of Agrostema Banksia (Lychnis coronata) from China. The two works are rare, especially the second work, and are rarely found together. Dunthorne 203 and 204; Great Flower Books (1990) p.119; Hunt 705 (Plantae Rariores); Johnston 592 and 643; Landwehr 126 and 127; Nissen BBI 1333 and 1334; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 5785 and 5786; Hagen, p. 528 (Plantae Rariores).

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ILLIGER, J.K.W.
        Verzeichniss der Käfer Preussens. Entworfen von Johann Gottlieb Kugelann, Apotheker in Osterode. Ausgearbeitet von Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger. Mit einer Vorrede des Professors und Pagenhofmeisters Hellwig in Braunschweig und dem angehängten Versuche einer natürlichen Ordnungs- und Gattungs- Folge der Insekten.
      Halle, J. Gebauer, 1798. 8vo (202 x 120mm). pp. xlii, (2), 510, (2), with 1 folded table. Contemporary marbled boards, spine with red gilt lettered label. A rare work on the coleoptera of Prussia. Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger (1775-1831) was a professor and director of the zoological museum in Berlin from its formation in 1810 until his death. With the bookplates of H. de Bonvouloir and O. Landin on inside frontcover.//Horn-Schenkling II, 11172.

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Godwin, E. W
        Enquiry Concerning Political Justice and Its Influence on Morals and Happiness
      London: G. G. and J. Robinson 1798. 2 volumes, xlvlii, 463, x, 554 pp., Bound in a very smart modern brown half calf with marbled boards. Edges slightly darkened, minor rubbing to extremities. Ownership signature of H. N. Brailsford, (from whose library this comes) on fep. Brailsford was a bit of a professional dissenter, a writer for the Manchester Guardian in the 1920s, who wrote various biographies and books on India. Very lovely copy of the third edition of this famous work, which is often considered to be Godwin's definitive version of it. . Very Good. Half Calf. Third Edition. 1798. 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall.

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ARROWSMITH Aaron
        MAP OF EUROPE Drawn from all the best surveys and rectified by astronomical observations.
      London, A. Arrowsmith, 1798. Grande carta geografica dell?'Europa, inc. in rame e a colori. E?' composta di 4 fogli, montati su tela, ciascuno di cm. 64,5 x 73,7, suddivisi in 15 riquadri: vi figurano anche un ritratto del dedicatario, Sir Joseph Banks (President of the Royal Society), e una bellissima veduta che inquadra il titolo. Cfr. Tooley?'s Dictionary of Mapmakers, p. 24: ?"Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1833), English cartographer, engraver and publisher. Hydrographer to his Majesty. Established in London ca. 1770 and in 1790 set up his own establishment. In all he issued 200 maps, mostly large scale, and was easily the foremost cartographer of his time?". Con aloni alla tela di due fogli, altrim. ben conservata e contenuta in astuccio.

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Ellis, Jr., Asa
        COUNTRY DYER'S ASSISTANT.|THE
      Brookfield, MA: E. Merriam & Co, 1798. contemporary if not original leather, all edges uncut. 16mo. contemporary if not original leather, all edges uncut. viii, 9-139, (5) pages. First edition (Lawrie 186; Rink 1837; Evans 33670). Presentation by the author on title. Introduction. Table of context, labelled "index," and errata follow text. First edition of the first book about dyeing published in the United States. Art historian Elena Phillips notes that this work was "one of several dyer's manuals that discussed the use of cochineal." See Phillips, "Cochineal Red: The Art History of a Color" in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series 67:3 (Winter 2010), 4-48. Herbert T. Pratt argued that this was the first American work on the subject. See Pratt, "Asa Ellis Jr.: Author of America's First Book on Textile Dyeing" in Textile Chemist and Colorist 18:10, 27. Covers lightly scuffed at edges. Inside hinges cracked, some pages loose. Considerable foxing. Gift inscription by a descendant of the original recipient on front pastedown.

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Jakob Matthias Schmutzer (1733 Wien - Wien 1811)
        Landschaft mit Angler
      1798. Aquarell in Grau und Braun über Feder auf Papier mit Wasserzeichen "C & I Honig" und Wappen, unten links signiert und datiert: "Schmuzer 798.", 42,2 x 57,5 cm. Professionell unter säurefreiem Museumspassepartout montiert.. Seine erste künstlerische Förderung erhielt Jakob Matthias Schmutzer durch den Stempelschneider Matthäus Donner, der ihn ebenfalls in jenem Metier ausbilden wollte. Doch die kleinteilige und zeitraubende Arbeit entsprach Schmutzer nicht. Unser großformatiges Blatt ist ein eindrucksvolles Beispiel seines eigentlichen Temperamentes, das sich in der raumgreifenden Form und im energischen Schwung auszuleben versteht. Das wilde Wuchern der knorrigen Bäume, die scharfkantig abstrakt geformten Steine oder das ausufernde Blattwerk: All dies verdeutlicht Schmutzers Verlangen nach einer Komposition, die nicht aus der Präzision des Details, sondern aus dem Zusammenklang der großen Formen ihr Leben erhält. Unser Blatt gehört zu einem Werkkomplex, der eigenständig innerhalb Schmutzers umfangreicher Tätigkeit im akademischen Bereich steht. Die Landschaftsdarstellungen nehmen nur einen geringen Teil seines OEuvres ein und bleiben auch innerhalb der Wiener Akademietradition relativ singulär. Die Graphische Sammlung Albertina in Wien bewahrt eine Ansicht aus der Umgebung von Wien auf2, die im gleichen Jahr wie unser Blatt entstanden ist und ebenfalls von verhaltenen Braun- und Grautönen dominiert wird, was dem Aquarell einen ungewöhnlich entrückten und meditativen Stil verleiht. Das Blatt der Albertina ist Nummeriert und bezeichnet: "III. Gegend um Wien", was nahelegt, dass es sich bei diesem Blatt um einen Teil einer größeren Gruppe handelt, zu der möglicherweise auch unser Blatt gehört. Schmutzers Landschaftszeichnungen lassen sich durchaus mit jenen Arbeiten seines Dresdner Kollegen Adrian Zingg vergleichen. Auch dieser pflegte in der Monochromie der Grau- oder Sepiatönung eine ähnliche Form der landschaftlichen Wiedergabe. Bei beiden Künstlern scheint diese (vermeintliche) Reduktion der Farbigkeit auf ihre Ausbildung und Tätigkeit als Kupferstecher zurückführbar zu sein. Beide erlernten das druckgraphische Handwerk bei Johann Georg Wille in Paris. Die starke Orientierung an der Druckgraphik, besonders an den im 18. Jahrhundert neu entstandenen und auf Flächentöne ausgelegten Techniken Mezzotinto und Aquatinta, mag für die charakteristische Farbigkeit ausschlaggebend gewesen sein. Anders aber als Zingg, der seine Zeichnungen und Aquarelle auch in die Druckgraphik überführte und häufig Umrissradierung und Lavierung kombinierte, scheint Schmutzer seine Landschaften vornehmlich für einen weniger öffentlichen Kontext geschaffen zu haben. Auch fehlt bei ihm jener Hang zur Überhöhung der Landschaft durch eine bei Zingg oft anzutreffende Untersicht. Anstatt den Horizont zu einem schmalen Streifen zu verdrängen, bietet Schmutzer einen stärker auf die Übersicht ausgelegten Landschaftsraum. Allerdings, und hier unterscheidet er sich wieder von Zingg, wird ihm gerade in unserem Blatt das ursprünglich bloß rahmende Beiwerk zum eigentlichen Protagonisten der Zeichnung. Die Bäume und Felsen am Rand dominieren in ihrer charakteristischen, antropomorphen Eigenart das Blatt. Der einzelne Angler im Vordergrund verschwindet geradezu hinter seinem Felsen. Somit wird der Blick auf die Landschaft zum Vorwand für ein Spiel mit in sich greifenden Formen und Linien, womit er dann seinen Porträtstudien wieder nahekommt.

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Bertuch, F. J.,
        Bilderbuch für Kinder enthaltend eine angenehme Sammlung von Thieren, Pflanzen, Blumen, Früchten, Mineralien, Trachten und allerhand andern unterrichtenden Gegenständen aus dem Reiche der Natur, der Künste und Wissenschaften;
      . alle nach den besten Originalen gewählt, gestochen, und mit einer kurzen wissenschaftlichen, und den Verstandes-Kräften eines Kindes angemessenen Erklärung begleitet. Dritter (3.) Band. Mit 100 (nicht kolorierten) Kupfertafeln und den zugehörigen Erklärungen in deutsch und französisch, Weimar, im Verlage des Industrie-Comptoirs, 1798, Titelblatt, 100 Tafeln mit jeweils einem Blatt Erklärung auf der Vorderseite in deutsch, auf der Rückseite in französisch und 4 Blätter Inhaltsverzeichnis, 23x19, späterer Halblederband mit Rückentitel, französischer Titel und die Weltkugel stellenweise unterlegt, die ersten Seiten (bis Nr. 6) fleckig, die 1. Erklärungsseite fehlt, danach nur stellenweise etwas fleckig/stockfleckig,.

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Bacon, Matthew
        A Treatise on Leases and Terms for Years
      A. Strahan, London 1798 - Very scarce Bacon title. This is not part of Bacon's New Abridgement of the Law, which underwent many printings in the mid 18th and early 19th century, but the first and only edition of a totally separate publication (although the subject matter was indeed included in Bacon's Abridgement). The Advertisement at the front indicates that this book was published separately not out of the greed of the the proprietors (Bacon et al), but to pre-empt a piracy in progress - "Alarmed at such an attempt upon a work in which they were so deeply interested, they endeavoured by remonstrances to prevail with the parties to relinquish their design; but these proving ineffectual, no other means were left them of asserting their claims, then by making a separate Publication of the Tract themselves". Full calf, [iv], 251p., [i], p.245-352, rear endpaper absent. Externally quite worn, with covers detached, spine about gone. Text block firm with no loosened pages other than the first few, which are detached. Pages have almost no foxing other than the title page, no chips, tears, markings. Internally very clean. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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Robinaon, John
        Proofs of a Conspiracy Against All the Religions and Government of Europe, Carried on in the Secret Meetings of Free Masons, Illuminati,,and Reading Societies
      T. Dobson 1798 - Hardcover bound in full brown leather, 391 pages. This is the 3rd edition on 1798 to which has a postscript added. This edition was printed in Philadelphia for T. Dobson. The leather cover is worn and scuffed, the underlying boards are exposed at the corners, joints of the spine cracking but the inside is still solid, leather has fine cracks along the spine that tend to obscure the faded gilt title. Inside there is a damp stain near the head of the spine that markedly decreases on the following paged and is nearly gone by the start of the text, all paper is a bit age toned with occasional foxing, lightly soiled with heavier soiling of the end papers, title page hosts two previous owner's names - one stamped and a different name hand written. Images available. USPS tracking used on all domestic shipments. This book weighs approximately 1.6 pounds and may need additional postage for Priority or International shipment. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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Fodere, Francois Emmanuel
        Les lois eclairees par les sciences physiques; ou traite de medicine legale
      Paris: Croullebois..., 1798. 1st edition. 3 vols. 8vo. c. 1200pp.198 x 123mm.Contemporary half calf, richly gilt spines. Light dampstaining in bottom margin of vols. 2 & 3, tear on p. 83 of vol. 3, & a little foxing, but a very good set, in a well-preserved contemporary binding. Contemporary note on verso of half-title in vol. 1. FIRST EDITION. Garrison-Morton 1734. 'This book marked a new era of legal medicine in France and the advancement of the whole field. It became widely known outside of France and established Fodere as an international aurthority.' (Nemac 334). Blake 149. Wellcome III 36.

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Kurakin, Fürst Alexander Borisovich, im Auftrag von Kaiser Paul I.
        Obschtschi gerbownik (auch obshchii gerbovnik) dworjanskich rodow Wsjerossiskija Imperii, na tschaty w 1797 gody (Allgemeines offizielles Wappenbuch der adligen Geschlechter des Allrussischen Kaiserreichs, begonnen 1797). 10 Vol.
      . St. Petersburg, Senatsdruckerei 1798-1836. 4°. 10 Bde. 166 Bl. mit 150 gest. Wappen und 1 gef. Stammtafel; 164 Bl. mit 150 gest. Wappen und 1 gef. Stammtafel; 160 Bl. mit 149 (statt 150, fehlt Tafel 47) gest. Wappen; 159 Bl. mit 150 gest. Wappen; 164 Bl. mit 150 gest. Wappen; 170 Bl. mit 160 gest. Wappen; 190 Bl. mit 180 gest. Wappen; 171 Bl. mit 160 gest. Wappen; 171 Bl. mit 160 gest. Wappen; 162 Bl. mit 152 gest. Wappen. (Total 1561 statt 1562 gest. halbseitige Wappen). Ldr.d.Zt. mit Goldprägung (Bd. 1) und HLdr.d.Zt. (Bde. 2-10). Einbände teils lädiert. Buchblock von Bd. 1 lose. Seiten im ersten Band anfangs etwas fingerfleckig. Teils stockfleckig. Das Werk sollte zum Buchbinder. Alle 10 Bände dieses schön gedruckten Wappenbuches. Sehr selten. - - - - - 5 volumes with defect binding, they need a bookbinder. Pages of vol. 1 in the beginning with fingerstains. Some parts with foxings. The complete 10 volumes of this beautiful printed work. Very rare. -CHF 50000.00.

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STODDERT, Benjamin (1751-1813)
        Autograph Letter Signed
      This Revolutionary War patriot acted on Washington's behalf to secure large lots of land in the District of Columbia area before the center of government was formally established there, then served as the first secretary of the navy (1798-1801). ALS, 1p, 7 3/4" X 10Â½", n.p., n.y. Addressed to JOHN TEMPLEMAN, a Georgetown merchant associated with Stoddert in various land enterprises. Very good. Mildly age toned, with binding traces down left edge (not affecting text). Interesting if cryptic details on some Georgetown real estate dealings in Stoddert's usual difficult script, reading in part: "Col Burrows has commenced 3 Houses on two lots, which Scot will not transfer, without a person to get two lots already divided to him in the sale square... these are No. 9 & 10. Pray then send an order to Forrest, to transfer to Scot, these two lots. As for the rest -- I believe the business is not to be settled without a Law suit -- a Law suit which will not end during the lives of the Parties who commence it." One Stoddert letter to Templeman in the federal archives concerns different investors interested in Georgetown real estate; though undated, it likely dates from late 1804 -- which time period is also likely for this letter, which is otherwise dated simply "Friday morning." Most unusual, most desirable.

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VIRGILE (Publius Virgilius Maro)
        Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis
      Didot l'Aîné 1798 In - 12 (163 x 109 mm), XXVIII - 390 pp., maroquin rouge à grain long, dos lisse richement orné, filets et dentelle entourant les plats, motifs en éventail aux angles, filet de coupes, dentelle intérieure, doublure et garde de soie violette, signet de soie assorti, tranches dorées (reliure signée Bozérian). Orné d'un portrait de Virgile par Saint - Aubin, d'une vignette de titre, de bandeaux et d'une carte repliée. Contient une Vie de Virgile en latin en début d'ouvrage (Virgilii Vita, XXVIII pp.). Ex - dono manuscrits sur un feuillet blanc datés de 1813 et 1851. (quelques rares traces, frottements sur les coiffes et les coins, les pages XI à XVI sont en double, petite déchirure dans le haut de la p. 5, et dans le bas des p. 133, 193, 269 et 305, réparation dans la marge inférieure p. 85, piqûres sur les tranches, rousseurs). / / Twelvemo (163 x 109 mm), XXVIII - 390 p., long - grained red morocco, smooth spine richly tooled, fillets and dentelle border on covers with fan - shape tooling on corners, fillet on turns - in, dentelle inside, purple silk linings and end - papers, assorted silk bookmark, gilt edges (binding signed Bozerian). Illustrated with a portrait of Virgile by Saint - Aubin, a vignette on title, engraved headings, and a folding map. Contains a life of Virgile in latin at the beginning (Virgilii Vita, XXVIII pp.). Handwritten dedication on a blank leaf, dated 1813 and 1851. (some rare stains, rubbings on top and bottom of spine, and on corners, pages XI - XVI in double, small tear on top of p. 5, and on bottom of p. 133, 193, 269 and 305, restoration in bottom margin p. 85, spots on edges, brownings).

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WENDLAND, J.C.
        Botanische Beobachtungen nebst einigen neuen Gattungen und Arten.
      Hannover, Hahn, 1798. Small-folio. pp. (4), 58, (2), with 4 handcoloured engraved plates. Contemporary boards. Stafleu & Cowan 17.131. Johann Christoph Wendland (1755-1828) was chief gardener at Herrenhausen (Hannover), one of the most celebrated baroque gardens in Germany. 'Bey dem ansehnlichen und schönen Vorrathe ausländische Pflanzen in dem heisigen Königl. Churfürstlichen Berggarten, unter welchen einige Gattungen vorzüglich reich sind, hatte ich in 15 Jahren viel Gelegenheit, manche Gattungen und Art zu beobachten' (From the Introduction). Title-page with the signature of R.A. Hedwig, the son of Johannes Hedwig, and a small library stamp.

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MIDDLETON, John
        View of the Agriculture of Middlesex: with Observations on the Means of its Improvement, and Several Essays on Agriculture in General Drawn up for the Consideration of the Board of Agriculture Accompanied by the Remarks of Several Respectable Gentlemen and Farmers
      Two hand-colored folding engraved maps & one folding printed table. xvii pp., 1 leaf of errata, 597 pp. 8vo, cont. speckled calf, red morocco lettering piece on spine. London: Printed by B. Macmillan for G. Nicol et al., 1798. First edition and rather scarce. Middleton (1751-1833), land surveyor and agriculturalist, was a member of the London Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce. The present work has long been considered to be the best of all of the Board of Agriculture's surveys of the English counties (see ODNB). Middleton was a prolific writer on rural matters and was inspired by a wish to improve the lot of his fellow countrymen. Fine copy. .

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LA HARPE, M. de.
        Abrégé de l'Histoire Générale des Voyages, contenant ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable, de plus utile & de mieux avéré dans les pays où les voyageurs ont pénétré; les moeurs des habitants, la religion, les usages, arts & sciences, commerce, manufactures; enrichie de cartes géographiques et de figures.
      Paris: Hôtel de Thou, 1780; Paris: Moutardier, 1798 - an VIII. - Première édition; 27 volumes in-8 et un atlas in-4; environ 450 à 500 pp. par volume; 97 planches hors texte dont 22 dépliantes pour les volumes de texte, et 74 cartes généralement dépliantes (sur 75) pour l'atlas -relié sans page de titre-, la plupart dessinées par Bellin. Reliure d'époque en basane marbrée glacée, dos à nerfs orné, tranches rouges, avec une très légère différence de fers pour les six derniers volumes (suppléments) et l'atlas. Très bel exemplaire dans un état de fraîcheur intérieure et extérieure exceptionnel, à l'exception de quelques épidermures et de deux petites galeries de vers sur les plats de l'atlas. Prévu initialement en 21 volumes par La Harpe et conçu alors comme un abrégé refondu et mis en ordre de la monumentale Histoire des Voyages de Prévost, l'ouvrage fut d'abord augmenté en 1786 de deux volumes relatant le troisième voyage de Cook, puis progressivement augmenté par Victor Comeiras de l'an VIII (1800) jusqu'à l'an XIII (1804). Notre ensemble de 27 volumes constitue un ensemble peu courant malgré l'absence des cinq derniers tomes du supplément de Comeiras. Boucher de la Richarderie, I, 98: "Dans cet abrégé, qui, dès l'origine, a mérité les suffrages universels? La Harpe a rétabli l'ordre qui manquait dans l'original? Dans la partie descriptive, il a classé les articles généraux de manière à éviter la confusion; et il a jeté dans son ouvrage une variété très piquante, en faisant presque toujours succéder la narration des aventures à la description des lieux?". Une table détaillée couvrant les 21 volumes du projet initial se trouve en tête du premier volume. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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ILLIGER, J.K.W.
        Verzeichniss der Käfer Preussens. Entworfen von Johann Gottlieb Kugelann, Apotheker in Osterode. Ausgearbeitet von Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger. Mit einer Vorrede des Professors und Pagenhofmeisters Hellwig in Braunschweig und dem angehängten Versuche einer natürlichen Ordnungs- und Gattungs- Folge der Insekten.
      Halle, J. Gebauer, 1798. 8vo (202 x 120mm). pp. xlii, (2), 510, (2) with 1 folded table. Later half calf, gilt lettered spine. A rare work on the coleoptera of Prussia. Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger (1775-1831) was professor and director of the zoological museum in Berlin from its formation in 1810 until his death.//Horn-Schenkling II, 11172.

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SOMERVILLE (Thomas):
        The History of Great Britain during the Reign of Queen Anne With a Dissertation concerning the Danger of the Protestant Succession; And an Appendix, containing Original Papers
      London: Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies..., 1798. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. 4to, pp. iv, [vi] - xvii [xviii Errata], 674 [675 - 676 adverts], recently recased in quarter calf, morocco label, marbled boards; title-page soiled and creased, ex-library with handwritten library ownership on first page of text. The erratic pagination is a printing error. Thomas Somerville (1741 - 1830) began collecting materials for his historical works in 1782, and this volume was preceded by his History of Political Transactions and of Parties from the Restoration of King Charles II to the Death of King William III (1792). A native of Hawick, Roxburghshire, he received a honorary D. D. from St. Andrews in 1793 and was also elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He was also the author of My Own Life and Times, first published in 1861, and an invaluable guide to intellectual and literary life in Edinburgh in the latter part of the 18th century. Despite the high quality of both the research and the writing, as well as favourable and encouraing comments and reviews, this volume, as well as its predecessor, sold badly. More recent scholarship, such as that by Richard B. Sher, has shown appreciation for Somerville's achievements.

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MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus 1756-1791
        [K366, 489]. Idomeneo, R? di Creta, Opera seria in tre Atti... Idomeneus K?nig von Creta, eine ernsthafte Oper in drey Aufz?gen... Pr. [...] Fr. [Piano-vocal score]
      Bonn: Simrock [PN] 51. [1798]. Oblong folio. Half dark tan leather with marbled boards, diamond-shaped decorative black leather label titled in gilt to upper, black leather title label gilt to spine. 1f. (title), [i] (cast list, table of contents, credits of German translation to "Herrn v. Apell... Intendanten des Hoftheaters zu Cassel," and advertisement), 2-183, [i] (blank) pp. Engraved. Watermark: "G.F." Corrections and additions in pencil: Flag added to note to p. 90; dashes marking entrances of Ilia to p. 121-22; character identifications to p. 124: first "Idamante," then crossed out and replaced with "Electra" [!Elettra] all in the same hand; identifications to p. 127: "Ilia," "Idamante," "Electra," in two different hands; tenuto [?] dash to p. 128, breath mark to p. 129; vocal parts added to p. 145, mm. 2-3, to match parallel passage on p. 147; correction to pitch to p. 164; accents and alterations to vocal part, p. 169.Boards slightly worn, rubbed and bumped; spine chipped at head and tail and with some loss. Slightly soiled and foxed; occasional staining; impression evidences minor wear to plates. . Published two years after the first edition. K?chel 6 p. 372. Hirsch IV, 39 (another issue, with price "9 fl." and catalogue to final page). RISM M4192 (not distinguishing between issues). In the present edition the duet "Spiegarti non poss'io" (K489), composed for the 1786 performance in Vienna, replaces the original 1781 duet "S'io non moro" in act 3. The German text is by David August von Apell (1754-1832).

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Missiessy, Edouard Burges
        Installation des Vaisseaux
      Paris, An VI. (1798). b/w folding plates. 4to. xii, 403, (1) pp. Complete specifications and instructions for building, equipping and sailing a 74 gun frigate, written at the direction of the Minister of the Marine to get the French Navy up to snuff. Interestingly it also contains more than 200 pages of highly specific manning instructions, - quarter and station bills - for sailing and fighting a vessel of this class. Polak 1322 calls for 9 plates; there are 8 folding plates here, numbered 1-8. OCLC, which also calls for 9 plates, locates only 2 copies. Apparently lacking lacking one plate, though Lefkowicz cites a copy with eight plates. Light water stain on lower edges of pages, but still a very nice copy, with eight folding engraved plates. Bound in original full calf with gilt spine decorations. All edges gilt.

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MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus 1756-1791
        [K374c (352), 315d (264), 300f (353), 455, 299a (354), Anh. C26.02 (Anh. 285), 573, 613, 300e (265), 416e (398), 189a (179), 500]. Douze Themes varies pour le pianoforte
      Leipsic Breitkopf & Härtel [without PN] [1798]. Oblong folio. Black cloth-backed wrappers, contemporary upper blue with decorative cut paper label with manuscript titling in ink, original lower light green with publisher's vignette, modern typed title label to spine. 1f. (series title: "Oeuvres Complettes de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart" with pictorial vignette by W. Böhm), [i] (title with incipits), 6-122, [iii] (publisher's catalogue: "Auszug aus dem Verzeichnisse musikalischer Werke, im Verlage von Breitkopf und Härtel in Leipzig. Bis zur Michaelis-Messe 1798") pp. Typeset. Printed on paper with a light blue tone. Footer "II" (referring to volume number) printed to first page of each signature. Each set of variations carries the textual incipit (where applicable) as a caption title and "Thema. Ariette [I-XII]" preceding first system. Signature in ink to lower right corner of series title: [?]"H Lampe." Wrappers quite worn, rubbed and bumped; several stains; some cracking and abraision. Occasional worming, including to titles; one miniscule hole extending through p. 32; some soiling, foxing, and offsetting; final leaf laid down to inner lower wrapper.. Volume II of Breitkopf & Härtel's early "complete" edition. Köchel 6 pp. 386, 330-31, 322-23, 494, 311-12, 895, 648, 697, 321-22, 444, 193, 557, and 916. Hoboken 12, 698. Hirsch IV, 987. RISM M7307. The variation sets are based on the following themes: K374c: "Dieu d' amour" from the opera "Les Mariages Samnites" (1776) by Andre Gretry (1741-1813) K315d: Chanson "Lison dormoit" from the "Comedie melee d'ariettes 'Julie' " (1772) by Nicolas Dezede K300f: Anonymous French chanson "La belle Francoise" (before 1760) K455: "Unser dummer Pöbel meint" (originally: "Les hommes pieusement") from the singspiel "Die Pilgrime von Mekka" (originally: "La rencontre imprevue" or "Les Pelerins de Mecque," 1764) by Christoph Willibald Gluck K299a: "Je suis Lindor," incidental romance for the comedy "Le Barbier de Seville" (1775) by Beaumarchais, composed by Antoine- Laurent Baudron KAnhang C 26.02: "Une fievre brulante" from the opera "Richard Coeur-de-lion" (1784) by Andre Gretry K573: A minuet by Jean- Pierre Duport (1741-1818) K613: "Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding auf der Welt" from the anonymous comedy "Der dumme Gärtner aus dem Gebürge oder die zween Anton," part 2 ("Die verdeckten Sachen," 1789), probably by Benedikt Schack or Franz Gerl K300e: French children's song "Ah! vous dirai-je maman" (before 1750) K416e: "Salve tu, Domine" from the opera "I filosofi immaginarii" (1779) by Giovanni Paisiello K189a: A minuet from an oboe concerto (ca. 1768) by Johann Christian Fischer (1733-1800) K500: Unknown KAnhang C26.02, the only posthumous work in the present collection, had been published under Mozart's name since 1792, but there is no evidence supporting the ascription. As early as 1799, Constanze Mozart and others denied the authenticity of these variations. Their real composer remains unknown. Of particular interest is the publisher's catalogue included with the present volume. The "Michaelis-Messe" took place on the Feast of St. Michael's Day, September 29, 1798.

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Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount (1678-1751)
        Letters and correspondence : public and private, of the Right Honourable Henry St. John, Lord Visc. Bolingbroke; during the time he was Secretary of State to Queen Anne; with state papers, explanatory notes ... / by Gilbert Parke [volumes 1 & 2]
      London : printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row, 1798, Hardback, Book Condition: Very Good, First EditionVery good copy rebound with the original tree-lined calf boards, and a modern, matching leather spine. Contrasting gilt-blocked leather labels to spines. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Very impressively finished. Some dulling and rubbing evident to panel edges. Gilt-stamped borders to panels. Minor, scattered marginal foxing. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Sir John Eden Bart. with his armorial bookplate. Further scans, images and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 2 pages; 2v vols. (xi, 693p., 762p.); 30cm. Subjects: English Letters -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- France -- History -- Politics and government -- Early works to 1800. Notes: page x in vol. 1 mislabelled xi. Errata for boths vols. at end of vol. 2,

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MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus 1756-1791
        [K374c (352), 315d (264), 300f (353), 455, 299a (354), Anh. C26.02 (Anh. 285), 573, 613, 300e (265), 416e (398), 189a (179), 500]. Douze ThÃ¨mes variÃ©s pour le pianoforte
      Leipsic: Breitkopf & HÃ¤rtel [without PN]. [1798]. Oblong folio. Black cloth-backed wrappers, contemporary upper blue with decorative cut paper label with manuscript titling in ink, original lower light green with publisher's vignette, modern typed title label to spine. 1f. (series title: "Oeuvres Complettes de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart" with pictorial vignette by W. BÃ¶hm), [i] (title with incipits), 6-122, [iii] (publisher's catalogue: "Auszug aus dem Verzeichnisse musikalischer Werke, im Verlage von Breitkopf und HÃ¤rtel in Leipzig. Bis zur Michaelis-Messe 1798") pp. Typeset. Printed on paper with a light blue tone. Footer "II" (referring to volume number) printed to first page of each signature. Each set of variations carries the textual incipit (where applicable) as a caption title and "Thema. Ariette [I-XII]" preceding first system.Signature in ink to lower right corner of series title: [?]"H Lampe."Wrappers quite worn, rubbed and bumped; several stains; some cracking and abraision. Occasional worming, including to titles; one miniscule hole extending through p. 32; some soiling, foxing, and offsetting; final leaf laid down to inner lower wrapper. . Volume II of Breitkopf & HÃ¤rtel's early "complete" edition. KÃ¶chel 6 pp. 386, 330-31, 322-23, 494, 311-12, 895, 648, 697, 321-22, 444, 193, 557, and 916. Hoboken 12, 698. Hirsch IV, 987. RISM M7307.The variation sets are based on the following themes:K374c: "Dieu d' amour" from the opera "Les Mariages Samnites" (1776) by AndrÃ© GrÃ©try (1741-1813)K315d: Chanson "Lison dormoit" from the "ComÃ©die mÃ©lÃ©e d'ariettes 'Julie' " (1772) by Nicolas DezÃ¨deK300f: Anonymous French chanson "La belle Francoise" (before 1760)K455: "Unser dummer PÃ¶bel meint" (originally: "Les hommes pieusement") from the singspiel "Die Pilgrime von Mekka" (originally: "La rencontre imprÃ©vue" or "Les PÃ¨lerins de Mecque," 1764) by Christoph Willibald GluckK299a: "Je suis Lindor," incidental romance for the comedy "Le Barbier de Seville" (1775) by Beaumarchais, composed by Antoine-Laurent BaudronKAnhang C 26.02: "Une fiÃ¨vre brÃ»lante" from the opera "Richard Coeur-de-lion" (1784) by AndrÃ© GrÃ©tryK573: A minuet by Jean-Pierre Duport (1741-1818)K613: "Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding auf der Welt" from the anonymous comedy "Der dumme GÃ¤rtner aus dem GebÃ¼rge oder die zween Anton," part 2 ("Die verdeckten Sachen," 1789), probably by Benedikt Schack or Franz GerlK300e: French children's song "Ah! vous dirai-je maman" (before 1750)K416e: "Salve tu, Domine" from the opera "I filosofi immaginarii" (1779) by Giovanni PaisielloK189a: A minuet from an oboe concerto (ca. 1768) by Johann Christian Fischer (1733-1800)K500: UnknownKAnhang C26.02, the only posthumous work in the present collection, had been published under Mozart's name since 1792, but there is no evidence supporting the ascription. As early as 1799, Constanze Mozart and others denied the authenticity of these variations. Their real composer remains unknown.Of particular interest is the publisher's catalogue included with the present volume. The "Michaelis-Messe" took place on the Feast of St. Michael's Day, September 29, 1798.

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Augustin Carrache
        L'Aretin D'Augustin Carrache
      [Paris] - A La Nouvelle Cythere 1798 - A French description of the series of erotic engraved plates, depicting pairs of lovers in different positions of intercourse. Missing the twenty engraved platesby Carrachi, and containing the text only. The plates depict couples and scenes from mythology, including Jupiter and Juno, Anthony and Cleopatra, and Ovid sand Corinne. I Modi (The Ways), also known as The Sixteen Pleasures or under the Latin title De omnibus Veneris Schematibus, is a famous erotic book of the Italian Renaissance in which a series of sexual positions were explicitly depicted in engravings. While the original edition was apparently completely destroyed by the Catholic Church, fragments of a later edition survived. The second edition was accompanied by sonnets written by Pietro Aretino, which described the sexual acts depicted. The original illustrations were probably copied by Agostino Caracci, whose version survives. Condition: In a calf binding with gilt dentelles. Externally, smart, though with some rubbing and marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just the odd patch of foxing. Overall: VERY GOOD INDEED. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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LA PEROUSE
        VOYAGE AUTOUR DU MONDE (Pendant les annÃ©es 1785-88). PubliÃ© conformÃ©ment au dÃ©cret du 22 avril 1791 et rÃ©digÃ© par M. L.-A. Milet-Mureau.
      Paris, chez Plassan, An VI, 1798. In-16 gr. (mm. 193x115), 4 voll. di testo + Atlante (in folio), p. pelle bazana coeva (abras. e picc. manc.), cornice dorata ai piatti, ricca decoraz. e tit. oro su due tasselli al dorso, pp. (4),LXVIII,368; (4),414; 316,(148); (4),328. L?' Atlante (mm. 440x284), mz. pelle coeva, fregi e tit. oro al dorso su due tasselli, con ritratto dell'A. inc. in rame, è costituito da 70 magnifiche tavv., disegnate e inc. in rame da valenti artisti, cosi' suddivise: 1 bellissima antiporta figurata (su disegno di Moreau le jeune) - 15 grandi carte geografiche (incluso un mappamondo ?"ou carte reduite des parties connues du globe?"), più volte ripieg. - 19 tavv., a doppia pag. o più volte ripieg., che raffigurano "plans et vues" di porti, baie, isole, coste e arcipelaghi - 24 tavv. di vedute, costumi, tipi di imbarcazioni - 11 tavv. di storia naturale (piante, uccelli, molluschi).Relazione del viaggio intorno al mondo, in cui sono trattate anche: astronomia, fisica, chimica, mineralogia, zoologia, botanica e medicina. "Seconda edizione" (la prima è del 1797) di questa importante e celebre opera, che fu tradotta in varie lingue. Cfr. Brunet,III,828 - Graesse,IV,103 - The Hill Collect. of Pacific Voyages,972 per la prima ediz. di ?"one of the most important scientific explorations ever undertaken to the Pacific and the West coast of North America?".Con tracce d?'uso margin.; la tav. del mappamondo con picc. spacchi; solo un vol. di testo con picc. fori di tarlo su ca. 50 cc., ma certamente un buon esemplare. P.a.r. "Jean-Francois de Galaup, Conte di La Pérouse, navigatore francese (1741-1788), ebbe da Luigi XVI il comando di un grande viaggio di circumnavigazione, allo scopo di esplorare le regioni ancora sconosciute del Pacifico. Partito con due navi, su cui erano alcuni scienziati (1785), si portò all'isola di Pasqua, alle Hawaii e quindi lungo le coste dell'Alasca. Nel 1787, toccate le Marianne, Macao e Manila, costeggiò la Manciuria ed esplorò i mari intorno al Giappone settentrionale, spingendosi fino alla Camciatca. Mandò dalla Nuova Olanda le sue ultime notizie in patria e, salpato dalla Baia del Botanico con le due navi, scomparve per sempre (1788). Secondo le tracce scoperte da P. Dillon e da Dumont d'Urville sarebbe naufragato presso l'isola Vanikoro (gruppo S. Croce)". Cosi' Diz. Treccani,VI, p. 691.

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Fenelon, Francois de Salignac de la Motte.
        Die wunderbaren Begebenheiten Telemachs Sohn des Ulysses. Ein Heldengedicht in vier und zwanzig Büchern [.]. Aus dem Französischen auf das neue übersetzt und mit nöthigen Anmerkungen begleitet.,
      Nürnberg-Altdorf, J. C. Monath u. J. F. Kußler, 1798. - Seltene illustrierte Ausgabe dieses häufig aufgelegten Heldengedichtes. - Einband etw. berieben, bestoßen u. fleckig. Rücken etw. später m. Papier überzogen. Ganz vereinzelt min. fleckig. - Nicht bei Rümann. Sprache: ge Gewicht in Gramm: 1000 8°. Mit einer gefalt. Kupferkarte des Mittelmeerraumes, gest. Frontispiz u. 24 Kupfertafeln. XIV, 719 S., Ppbd. d. Zt. m. handschriftl. Rückenschild. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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Pallas Peter Simon
        Natuurlyke historie der plant-dieren, bevattende de algemeene schetzen der geslachten en korte beschryvingen der bekende zoorten
      J.B. Elwe, Amsterdam 1798 - Early Dutch edition of Pallas's work on Corals first published in 1767 (and first published in Dutch as Lyst der plant-dieren, 1768. This appears to be an exact republication) It details the discoveries that he made in the Dutch Museum, including several new to science. All editions are uncommon. 1/4 contemporary calf with red morocco spine label . Corners bumped, a little worn, faint dampstain occasionally in top margin, otherwise clean and bright internally with 14 fine hand colored plates of corals. A few slight creases to plates, one plate a little loose, otherwise unusually bright. 654pp. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Science & Technology; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 042512. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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